"Self regulation" as practised by the electronic media is a "ploy" to escape accountability, Press Council of India (PCI) chairperson Justice Markandey Katju on Wednesday claimed and favoured bringing them under the ambit of the media watchdog. ...
06:52 PM, Jan 16, 2013
Jacintha Saldanha, a 46-year-old nurse of Indian origin in the UK, reportedly committed suicide after falling victim to a prank by Australian radio jockeys Mel Greig and Michael Christian of 2Day FM. Greig and Christian impersonated the Queen and the Prince of Wales to extract information about the health of the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton. Should the media shut out such hoax calls or is it a stray case...
03:08 PM, Dec 13, 2012
In this episode of The Last Word, Karan Thapar interviews ex-British Prime Minister Tony Blair and gets him to speak on the crisis in the Middle East and the need for media regulation. ...
09:56 PM, Dec 10, 2012
In a major development, the Supreme Court has asked the Attorney General to respond to a petition challenging the controversial Section 66A in the Information Technology Act. ...
11:46 PM, Nov 29, 2012
New Delhi: The arrest of two editors of Zee News Sudhir Chaudhary and Samir Ahluwalia has ignited the debate over whether there is a need for regulation of the media. Talking to IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai, editors called for regulation of the media. Press Council Chairman Justice Markandey Katju says Zee's licence should be suspended if charges are found true. "If there are 40 out of 48 representatives of the...
07:40 AM, Nov 29, 2012
There was high drama at Congress MP and industrialist Naveen Jindal's press conference on Thursday afternoon where he claimed he had proof against the editors of Zee News allegedly extorting money from his team. Jindal screened the video of what was shown to be a sting operation his company did on Zee News. It purportedly shows Zee Business Editor Sameer Ahluwalia demanding money from Jindal's company. ...
11:37 PM, Oct 25, 2012
The sedition charge against cartoonist Aseem Trivedi has been dropped. But do we also need formal guidelines or regulations for the media? ...
09:43 PM, Sep 11, 2012
Editors say the amendments are almost a throwback to the Emergency era. ...
12:18 AM, Jan 15, 2009
Political parties came together to support the electronic and print media. ...
06:00 PM, Jan 14, 2009
Already armed with enough powers, the new amendments are a look into Emergency era. ...
09:01 PM, Jan 13, 2009
If we want the judges to be judged through a judicial council, should we also not judge the media? ...
08:44 AM, Nov 17, 2006
